GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| render | to melt down |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |